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"Thank you for coming, Mr. Brams. "Thank you for coming, Mr. Brams. And Mr. Gary. I brought you both here because I wanted to talk to you. You know what I'm talking about, don't you?"

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"...... ha. About the future of Mr. Ars Varka, isn't it?

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That's right, Brams von Lubitsch. It seems that the council has done a lot of work without my knowledge.

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Yes. With your permission, I, on behalf of the Lubitsch family, have submitted an agenda jointly with the Hermes family to the council. We have decided to present our opinions to King Fontana to see if there is anything we can do to repay the good work done by Lord Ars."

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"That's what King Barca told me."

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That is correct. King Fontana has agreed with your opinion.

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　After I finished talking with Leon, I went back to my place.

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　I returned to the city of Fontana.

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　There I met and talked with two noblemen.

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　Brams von Lubitsch and Gary von Hermes.

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　These two are still relatively young.

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　They became the heads of the two families after I took Fontana's army as a general and defeated the Lubitschs and the Hermeseses.

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　I was the head of both houses because I demanded that my son inherit the power from the original head who was then in power.

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　These two heads of noble families probably did not think that they would make me King of Barca.

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　Rather, I thought that the former head of the family, who had been forced into retirement, might have thought this way.

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　In other words, I think that he lost his power and left the house to his son, but he was talking to him from behind the scenes.

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　Therefore, it may not make much sense to strongly blame them at this moment.

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"I see. I am very grateful to King Fontana for giving me such a high evaluation. However, I am worried that I am not worthy of the throne at my age.

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"No, it's not true, Lord Ars. It is not true, Lord Ars. All those present at the council agreed that Lord Ars would take the throne, albeit in a limited way.

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"You are right, Lord Brams. Our House of Hermes does not consider Ars Varka to be a genius. That is why we have decided to present him to King Fontana together with the Lubitschs.

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"...... Thank you. It is very kind of you to say so to the historic heads of the Lubitsch and Hermes families."

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　I was a little surprised that the Brams of the Lubitsch family, let alone Gary of the Hermes family, were so adamant about their intentions.

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　This was because he and Brams had had a disagreement once before.

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　It was during the reform of the military government of Fontana's army.

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　Until then, the Fontana Army had only been a standing army made up of peasants.

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　After defeating the Lubitschs, the Hermeseses, and the Bouticas, who used magic such as synthesis, and bringing them into Fontana, I decided to change the Fontana army into a new form.

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　It was to give names to the conscripted soldiers.

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　The Balkans named their soldiers as engineers, the Barthes as cavalrymen, the Hermes as scouts, and the Reeds as correspondents.

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　By giving the soldiers their own magic, they intended to reorganize the military organization to make it more functional and easier to move around.

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　But the Lubitschs were opposed to this.

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　If the Lubitschs, who were able to use swordsmanship, had given their names, they would have been considered for inclusion in the Fontana army as sword fighters.

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　But the Lubitschs refused.

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　The reason is simple.

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　The Lubitschs said that it was against their tradition.

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　Each nobleman could use his own magic, inherited from his ancestors.

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　And in exchange for naming their subordinates and giving them access to magic, the nobles would name them as knights and make them their sworn brothers and sisters.

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　This relationship was common to all nobles and knights and was the social order.

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　The Fontana army tried to destroy it.

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　The Fontana army tried to destroy this relationship by casually naming soldiers conscripted from the countryside and making them into a fighting force.

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　The Lubicans, as a noble family, claimed that this was unacceptable, so they once even created the military discipline of sword fighters.

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　The Hermes family was a little more flexible in this respect.

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　Although it was against the tradition, the Hermes family, having lost their lands, switched to the only way to survive and chose to name the soldiers of the Fontana army and to receive a sum of money according to the number of their names.

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　This may have something to do with the fact that for a long time the Hermes family had only mountainous lands where it was difficult to harvest crops.

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　They must have felt that tradition and pride were not enough to fill their bellies.

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　And now the Lubitsch family is in a worse situation than the Hermes family used to be.

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　The Lubitschs are now recognized as an aristocratic family, but they do not earn enough money to pay for it.

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　Such an impoverished situation may have changed the Lubitsch family.

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　Brams belongs to Fontana's army and is in a position to lead soldiers as a general.

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　However, he does not give names to his soldiers and does not receive enough money to sustain the family.

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　Then, a weapon developed by Barka appeared on the scene.

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　A magic gun.

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　It is an offensive magic tool, a weapon that can attack at long range and can be used even against knights.

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　Such a magic gun was used by the Balkan army in actual combat, and inflicted tremendous damage on the Reinzatz family, a high ranking noble family.

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　How did the Lubitsch family receive this shocking news?

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　They must have been very impatient.

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　That is why the Lubitsch family, which is supposed to respect tradition, abandoned its principles and took the biggest gamble of its lifetime.

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　I, a peasant, will be made king.

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　They have taken this extraordinary step, which would never have been allowed in their original position as a noble family with a long history.

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"However, it may be that the two of you have acted somewhat improperly. I think it is not right that the council, which has not been given any authority, should jump over the Prime Minister, Leon von Graham, and give its opinion to the King of Fontana, Mr. Garoad. Rion will give the appropriate action. Also, from now on, the council is forbidden to address the King of Fontana directly. I ask you to make sure that you raise your opinion to the Prime Minister.

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"Ha. I have overstepped my bounds. I will ensure that from now on.

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　At first I thought about complaining to the Lubitschs and Hermeseses for their arbitrary move.

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　But I decided not to.

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　If I am to take the throne, it is better to be on good terms with the Lubitschs and the Hermeseses and the rest of the council.

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　But I will make sure that they follow certain rules so that the council will not run amok.

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　I'll give them a little nudge and let them off the hook this time so that they will owe me a debt of gratitude.

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　But there will be no second time.

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　I warned them with a bit of intimidation about what would happen if they ignore our wishes and move on their own.

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　If they still move on their own, I will consult with Leon and take some measures.

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　It might end up like the Reinzatz family.

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　I guess my thoughts must have reached them.

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　With a cold sweat on my cheeks, the council agreed not to address Garod directly in the future.

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　After nailing him to the wall like that, we worked out the details of the conditions for becoming the King of Barca.

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　We decided to reconcile the other side's insistence that he be allowed to become king as a special exception among special exceptions and how to avoid any loss to us.

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　We had many more meetings and more months passed, and it was winter before we knew it.

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